Kev Hart’s Past Anti-Gay Tweets Creat Problem for Amy – The Hollywood Reporter

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• OLD KEV HART 'JOKE' ABOUT NOT WANTG A GAY SON RECIRCULAT AFTER HE'S NAMED 2019 OSRS HOST
• KEV HART APOLOGIZED TO THE LGBTQ COMMUNY AGA OVER HIS ANTI-GAY TWEETS
• KEV HART SLAMMED FOR MENTS HE MA TO LIL NAS X ON RAPPER G OUT AS GAY
• KEV HART GAY SON JOKE RURFAC AFTER HE’S NAMED OSR HOST: WATCH
• KEV HART STEPS DOWN AS OSRS HOST OVER HIS PAST ANTI-GAY TWEETS
• WHAT DID KEV HART SAY? COMEDIAN'S ANTI-GAY TWEETS UNEARTHED AFTER LANDG OSR GIG
• KEV HART RPONDS TO UPROAR OVER ANTI-GAY TWEETS: ‘STOP LOOKG FOR REASONS TO BE NEGATIVE’
• KEV HART IS DELETG OLD ANTI-GAY TWEETS AFTER BEG ANNOUNCED AS OSRS HOST
• KEV HART GAY GIF
• OSR HOST KEV HART’S HISTORY OF ANTI-GAY TWEETS CREAT NEW PROBLEM FOR AMY
• KEV HART STEPS DOWN AS OSRS HOST FOLLOWG OUTCRY OVER PREV ANTI-GAY TWEETS

OLD KEV HART 'JOKE' ABOUT NOT WANTG A GAY SON RECIRCULAT AFTER HE'S NAMED 2019 OSRS HOST

The announcement brought backlash among a number of journalists and LGBTQ rights advot, who poted to Hart’s history of anti-gay jok and tweets. In one, Hart scribed a photo of actor Damien Dante Wayans as lookg “like a gay bill board for AIDS. ” In another, he suggted he would tell his son, “Stop, that’s gay, ” if he ught him playg wh a dollhoe and would rpond by breakg the toy over the child’s elaborated a Guardian article published Wednday, potg to a segment that appeared Hart’s 2010 stand-up film, “Serly Funny, ” which the edian said, “As a heterosexual male, if I n prevent my son om beg gay, I will.

The fellow edian, who is openly gay, offered a more empathetic stance, tweetg, “I hope Kev’s thkg has evolved sce 2011. An old “joke” Kev Hart told — about not wantg his son to be gay — is circulatg on the ter as an argument that he’s not the bt choice to host the 2019 Amy Awards.

KEV HART APOLOGIZED TO THE LGBTQ COMMUNY AGA OVER HIS ANTI-GAY TWEETS

And as the ter reacts to the news, an old “joke” the edic actor ma — about not wantg his son to be gay — is beg Hart’s 2010 edy special Serly Funny, he did a b that had him sayg that his “biggt fear” was his son “growg up and beg gay. ” He then lnched to stori about his son, then 3, havg his first gay moment wh a iend and how he need to “nip the bud” by screamg at him, “Stop, that’s gay!

” Hart has sce spoken about the joke, tellg Rollg Stone 2015 that was really about his “own securi” as a parent, aga reeratg he’s not homophobic and sayg he “wouldn’t tell that joke today, bee when I said , the tim weren’t as sensive as they are now.

@KevHart4real I tst on Hollywood’s biggt night wh a year filled wh films wh strong LGBTQ characters and them, you’ll leave the “I hope my son don’t grow up gay” jok your other tux?

KEV HART SLAMMED FOR MENTS HE MA TO LIL NAS X ON RAPPER G OUT AS GAY

Big Gay IrishBearAZ (@irishbearaz) December 5, 2018I’m askg myself why gay hatg Kev Hart is hostg the the Osrs? The Amy has been about cln and now ’s head back to the past promotg anti gay views through s endorsement of hart. — SpeediegATL (@SPEEDIEGATL) December 5, 2018Kev hart is gonna walk on stage at the osrs and do his "my worst fear is my son beg gay ??" sketch— josh (@biIIywilr) December 5, 2018Do @TheAmy know about @KevHart4real's history of homophobia?

In 2017, he told Para, “I had one gay joke my reer and was about my son at a birthday party, and was before thgs got as P.

KEV HART GAY SON JOKE RURFAC AFTER HE’S NAMED OSR HOST: WATCH

In a 2011 tweet, Hart suggted he would tell his son, “stop that’s gay, ” if he ught him playg wh a dollhoe and would rpond by breakg the toy over the child’s head. In one tweet, Hart scribed a photo of actor Damien Dante Wayans as lookg “like a gay billboard for AIDS.

KEV HART STEPS DOWN AS OSRS HOST OVER HIS PAST ANTI-GAY TWEETS

” In Hart’s 2010 standup film, Serly Funny, the edian said, “As a heterosexual male, if I n prevent my son om beg gay, I will. ” Saturday Night Live star Michael Che ed his segment to ll out the hypocrisy of the Osrs his segment by remdg viewers that the Amy nomated Mel Gibson last year spe his history of makg homophobic and anti-Semic remarks. Nick Cannon ma a pot to repost homophobic tweets prevly ma by whe edians such as Amy Schumer, Sarah Silverman, and Chelsea Handler.

On the other end of the spectm, I wnsed a sea of whe gay men such as edian Billy Eichner celebrate the ocsn wh lls for one of their own wh the muny to host the show. Even more tratg is that the suatn further rerced the stereotype of black homophobia — a myth that suggts black people are more herently homophobic given their cultural exchang hip-hop and relign. Such stigma was perpetuated by people like whe gay activist and wrer Dan Savage, who, back 2008, blamed the black muny’s lacklter support of same-sex marriage the passg of Proposn 8.

And while there were a high number of blacks who supported this particular anti-LGBTQ policy, let’s keep md the majory of whe people who routely vote for Republin ndidat, the party known for champng homophobic legislatn across the board, pared to the black muny. Even though homophobia is jt as proment across other racial groups, societal stereotyp of black hypermasculy often magnify the dispary of LGBTQ people wh the black muny.

WHAT DID KEV HART SAY? COMEDIAN'S ANTI-GAY TWEETS UNEARTHED AFTER LANDG OSR GIG

Hart’s homophobia, like that of men om other rac, is a byproduct of toxic masculy and unfair expectatns of genr performance.

This is evint the excln of people of lor wh the LGBTQ anizatns that are supposed to reprent all: The leadg natnal LGBTQ publitns, such as the Advote, Out, and Attu, faced backlash after the hashtag #GayMediaSoWhe lled them out for their lack of diversy. For s, the LGBTQ muny has been domated media, learship, and visibily by whe gay men who have not worked hard enough to fairly share power.

Which is why ’s so tratg to see the chos of whe crics like Eichner, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Tyler Oakley g for Hart, pecially when feels like a double standard is employed for whe people who make homophobic ments. Depictns of LGBTQ people popular culture also promote misleadg narrativ of how homophobia is alt wh black and whe muni.

KEV HART RPONDS TO UPROAR OVER ANTI-GAY TWEETS: ‘STOP LOOKG FOR REASONS TO BE NEGATIVE’

While whe homophobia is often rolved films or televisn shows that tell “g out” stori, homophobia is often picted as a relentls force the liv of black LGBTQ people.

KEV HART IS DELETG OLD ANTI-GAY TWEETS AFTER BEG ANNOUNCED AS OSRS HOST

For example, recent films such as Love Simon, Alex Strangelove, and Call Me by Your Name, whe lead characters overe homophobia through love and passn.

KEV HART GAY GIF

But other LGBTQ films such as Pariah, Blackbird, and Moonlight pict black characters as enunterg homophobic parents who are more vlent, cel, and unfivg.

It is the dispari that I believe misplaced fear and rentment stems om: Black straight people have been ndned to view homophobia solely as a whe person’s opprsn. For example, rather than black straight people tryg to fe what is or is not homophobic regard to Hart’s behavr, they should allow LGBTQ people our own muny to take the lead such nversatns.

When to criqug homophobia wh muni of lor, whe LGBTQ dividuals should take a back seat and allow diverse opns om the muny to weigh . Kev Hart ed his rad program Monday to aga apologize to the LGBTQ muny after his past tweets wh anti-gay slurs rurfaced.

OSR HOST KEV HART’S HISTORY OF ANTI-GAY TWEETS CREAT NEW PROBLEM FOR AMY

Black queer crics particular lled Ellen DeGener out for beg too soft on Hart as he embarked on an apology tour rponse to the of the tweets datg back years were leted, but screenshots revealed several posts wh anti-gay language and repeated e of the words "fag" and "homo. Bee now we’re a space where I’m around people of the LGBTQ muny, and I’m now aware of how the words make them feel, and why they say ‘That sh hurt bee of what I’ve been through, '" he his rad hosts pulled Hart back om tryg to fend or ntextualize his past stand-up act about not wantg his son to be gay, he end wh some thoughts about equaly, acrdg to the Hollywood Reporter. past homophobic tweets and ments om several years the most recent show of SiriXM’s "Straight om The Hart, " the edian spoke at length about his past, what he's learned and how he's grown the years sce those ments were first 's episo of "Straight From The Hart" on Lgh Out Loud rad Siri XM channel 96 is one that you do not want to miss.

I apologize, ” he his past tweets, some g homophobic slurs, he add, "We thought was okay to talk like that, bee that’s how we talked to one another... She says s reps stantly replied that they still wanted the funnyman to be the night's tellg DeGener he don't have a "homophobic bone" his body, Hart admted the terview, "I promise you I'm evaluatg this nversatn. "But jt three days later, he stepped down after homophobic tweets om eight years ago re-emerged; he said he's already apologized for the tweets and that he's not the same person he was at that a post on Instagram, Hart said he got a ll om the Amy of Motn Picture Arts and Scienc and was asked to apologize for his prr tweets or step down as host.

KEV HART STEPS DOWN AS OSRS HOST FOLLOWG OUTCRY OVER PREV ANTI-GAY TWEETS

"In Friday's terview wh DeGener, the edian agreed wh Hart and said she knew the real person he is and for that reason, she didn't want to see him phed away om hostg Hollywood's biggt said people onle llg him homophobic were jt a small group, speakg loudly, but not the greater muny, cludg those who are on social media took offense wh DeGener supportg Hart and the terview. "I feel like if you’re not homophobic anymore, you shouldn’t md apologizg for your past homophobia aga, " one Twter er wrote. Hart's 2010 ments about fearg his son might be gay rurfaced on social media last month shortly after was announced that the edian would host this year's Osrs, sparkg outrage.

On his SiriXM show Monday, Hart began a lengthy discsn about the fallout by sayg that he went back and looked at his joke om his 2010 edy special "Serly Funny, " where he had said that he wasn't homophobic but feared his son beg gay. Hart exprsed tratn that "the only clip" that gets played the media is the part where he says, "stop, that's gay, " and went on to talk about where he was g om wh past offensive tweets as well. In the tweets, many of which have been leted but were screen-ptured and shared onle, Hart wrote about not wantg his son to play wh his dghter's dollhoe bee "that's gay" and postg that someone rembled a "gay billboard for AIDS.

As the ntroversy over Kev Hart’s past anti-gay tweets grows, the star, who was named to host the Osrs on Tuday, said this eveng that he has refed a mand om the Amy to apologize. Several hours earlier the day, Hart ma his first attempt to addrs the ntroversy over dozens of his anti-gay tweets that rurfaced after he was announced as this year’s Osrs host.